Kevin Sabir Barthrop was two years old when he was last seen near his home on the 100 block of Chilton Street in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on June 12, 1999. He had been living with his mother and another woman at the time. His disappearance was not reported to law enforcement until 2012, a gap of about 13 years that investigators say deprived the case of crucial early leads and memories.

When the Union County Prosecutor’s Office began investigating after the late report, they found those they interviewed would not say whether Kevin had died. Foul play is suspected, and authorities have indicated people with potentially important information may be in Essex and Union counties in New Jersey and in North Carolina. An age-progressed sketch showing what Kevin might look like at about age 22 was released in June 2019, and Union County Crime Stoppers has offered up to $10,000 for information leading to finding him or to an arrest and indictment.

What can readers who lived in Elizabeth or the surrounding areas in 1999 recall about the neighborhood or the people who knew Kevin and his family?